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September 12, 2025

Moscow Calling – September 12

TASS: Kirk's murder tip of iceberg in U

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September 11, 2025

U.S. Helsinki Commission Holds Hearing on Georgia’s “Anti-American Turn”

On September 10, the U

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September 11, 2025

Ella Pamfilova: Russia has learned to hold elections in extreme conditions Ella Pamfilova, chair of Russia's Central Election Commission, said that the country's electoral system has successfully adapted to external pressure and interference, TASS reports

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September 10, 2025

Moscow Calling – September 10

Zakharova expresses hope for end of Nepal protests In an interview with Sputnik Radio about the protests in Nepal, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova expressed hope that the situation there would stabilize

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September 09, 2025

Moscow Calling – September 9

Zakharova slams Latvia's plans to expel Russians as “monstrous example of neo-Nazism” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that Latvia's intention to expel 841 Russian citizens is “a monstrous example of neo-Nazism," TASS reports

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September 08, 2025

GD Cabinet Meets After Summer Break as Kobakhidze Touts Progress on Economy, Crime

After a three-month summer break, Georgian Dream ministers reconvened on Monday, as their head, GD Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, announced a large cash prize for the national basketball team for its latest victory and touted progress on all fronts of governance, including the ruling party’s declared fight against drugs, illegal foreigners, organized crime, and corruption, among others

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September 08, 2025

Moscow Calling – September 8

Lavrov announces Western plans to dismember Russia Speaking to students and teachers at MGIMO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that there are still forces in the West intent on breaking up the Russian Federation, TASS reports

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September 08, 2025

Monday Cable – September 8, 2025

Georgia's politics went back to school last week with repression, protest, and pre-election drama all spiking simultaneously

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September 06, 2025

Moscow Calling – September 6

Zakharova: Europe has “squandered” its own continent and found itself in a humanitarian disaster Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in an interview with TASS that Europe had failed to preserve its continent and had effectively “squandered” it

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September 05, 2025

Moscow Calling – September 5

Putin names Moscow as the best place to meet with Zelenskyy Vladimir Putin stated at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum that Moscow is the optimal venue for possible negotiations with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, TASS reports

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September 04, 2025

Moscow Calling – September 4

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service accuses German Chancellor of seeking revenge for Nazi Germany's defeat The press office of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service stated that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has allegedly been obsessed since childhood with the idea of revenge for Nazi Germany's defeat by the Soviet Union

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September 03, 2025

11 Protesters Jailed for Two Years Each on Charges of ‘Disrupting Public Order’ as Group

Eleven protesters detained during the December rallies were sentenced to two years in prison each after Tbilisi City Court found them guilty of organizing and participating in a group activity that “disrupted public order

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September 03, 2025

Moscow Calling – August in Review

In August 2025, the Russian state and pro-Kremlin media actively promoted the image of the country as a stable and independent center of power amid external pressure and global instability

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September 03, 2025

Moscow Calling – September 3

Putin praises North Korean soldiers for participating in battles for the Kursk region During talks in Beijing, Vladimir Putin stated that North Korean special forces took part in liberating the Kursk region from the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the personal initiative of the country's leader, Kim Jong-un

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September 02, 2025

Moscow Calling – September 2

Manturov: Russia is preparing to deploy laser systems against drones Russia is developing and already supplying laser systems to combat drones, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said in an interview with TASS Director General Andrei Kondrashov

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September 02, 2025

Tbilisi Court Jails Group of Eight Protesters over ‘Disrupting Public Order’

Eight protesters detained during December rallies were sentenced to 2–2

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September 01, 2025

Georgians Brace for Loss as EU Visa-Free Deadline Passes

March 28, 2017 - EU flags flutter above Tbilisi International Airport, and the terminal is abuzz with excitement

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September 01, 2025

Moscow Calling – September 1

RIA: SCO Summit a test of strength and formation of a new world order Russian political commentator Kirill Strelnikov writes in his article on RIA Novosti that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit has begun in Tianjin, China, bringing together leaders from countries that account for about 42% of the world's population and a third of the global economy

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August 30, 2025

Repression in Numbers

Georgian Dream authorities responded with repression to the wave of protests that erupted after the October 26, 2024, elections and the ruling party’s subsequent announcement about halting EU integration